6 o The HiHory of Life and Death. 



The Explication* 



HTHis Ca»m folveth the Knot and Difficulty in the Operation of Integrating by the 

 Deccntion otitic Spirit. For if the Spirit not flying forth, wafteth all within, there 

 is nothing gotten, to the Integration ofthe parts in their Subfiftence; But ratherthey 

 are diflolved, and corrupted* Therefore together with the Detention, the Spirits 

 ought to be cooled, and retrained, that they may not be too Active. ■ 



Canon X. 



*~f Hc Heat of the Spirit to keep, the Body Fr e (b and Green , ought fo^rRobuft, nit 

 Eager, 



The Explication. 



AUo this Canon percaineth to the folving of the knot aforefaid; But it is of a 

 mach larger Extent* Foritfetteth down, otwhitTemperament the Heat in the 

 Body ought to be for the obtaining of Long Life : Now this is ufefull, whether the 

 Spirits be detained, or whether they be not. For howfoever , the Heat ofthe Spirits 

 muft be fuch, as itmiy rather turn it felf upon the Hard parts, than wafte the Soft; 

 For the one Deficratetty, the other Inteneraceth* Befides, the fam« Thing is available 

 to the well perfecting of A JJitni I at hn$ or fucb an Heat dorh excellently excite the Fa- 

 culty of Ajfim'datio^ &.nd withall doth excellently prepare the Matter to be Ajfimih-- 

 tel. Now the Properties of this kind of Beat ought tobethefe. Firft, that it be 

 Slow, and heat not iuddenly : Secondly, that it be not very lntenfe, but Moderate* 

 Thirdly, cjia* tt(nt' Bqttitt, not IncafrfofeA ; Namely, Intending and remitting it felf : 

 Fourthly, that if chis H;at meet any thing to refift it, it be not eafily fuffocated or lan- j 

 guifh.Thn 0?tra:im is exceeding fubtilc.but feeing it is one ofthe moft ufefull,it is not 1 

 to bedeferted. Now in thole Remedies ( which we propounded to invert the Spirits 1 

 with a R»b* it Hint; Or, thn which we caU Operative, not Predatory) we have in forae 

 fort fatisfied this Matter • £ 



Canon XL 



'TTHe Codenfing of the Spirits, in their Subftance, is available to long Life* 

 The Explication, 



HTHis Canon is fubordinue to the next prececent : For the Spirit csnd:nfsd y receiveth 

 all tho r e four properties of Heat, whereof we fpake: but the wayesof Condenfmg 

 them are fet down in the firft of the Ten Operations* 



Canon XII. 



"VHe Spirit ingretf Quantity, h tfteneth nttre to Flying forth, and preyeth upon the Bs- 

 dfmore than in fraall Quantity* 



The Explication* 



"yHis Canon is clear of it felf, feeing meer Quantity, doth regularly increafe Vertue, 

 And it is to be feen in Flames, that the bigger they are , the ftronger they break 

 forth, and the more fpeedily they confume. And therefore over great Plent^ot Ex: 

 uberance of the Spirits is altogether hurtfull to Long Life : Neither need one wifti a 

 greater ftore of Spirits than what is fufficient for the FunSion of Life, and the Office 

 of a good Reparation- j 

 Canon XIII. 



"VHe Spirit equally difperfed, ma^etb leffe hafle to flyeford> y and preyeth lefeupon the 

 Bodj, than unequally placed. 



The Explication* 



IwTOi only abundance of Spirits in refpeft of the whole, is hurtfull to the Duration 

 X\ of Things, but alfo the fame Abundance unevenly placed, is in like manner hurt- 

 full : And therefore the more the Spirit is fhred , and inferred by fmall portions, the 

 kfs it preyeth : For diffolution ever beginneth at that part , where the Spirit is Ioofer* 

 And therefore both exercife and Fricatiom conduce much to Long life ; For Agitata 

 on dorh finelieft diff a r e and commix things by fmall Portions* 



Canon XIV* 



*^THf Inordinate and Subfaltory Motion of the Spirits doth morehaften to Going forth 

 and doth prey upon the Body more than the Conftant and Equal* 

 The Explicit ion. 



IN In animates, this Canon holds for certain ; For Inequality is the Mother of DilTo- 

 lution ; But in Animates ( becaufe not only the Confumption is considered, but the 



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